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Stock prices started the day higher after reports showed that U.S. manufacturing indus- try is growing and inflation remains under control. The Federal Reserve said U.S. fac- tory output rose for the fifth straight month in November. A separate report showed that Senate overwhelmingly passed a $858 billion package that will extend tax cuts passed during the Bush administration for another two years. The measure now goes to the House, where it is expected to pass despite complaints by Democrats over what they see as overly generous estate tax rates for the rich. The unfinished tax bill made some investors pause. ‘‘No one is going to make any major planning decisions until this bill gets passed,’’ said Tim Speiss, a partner at EisnerAm- per LLP, a financial planning firm. ‘‘I’m working with a lot of companies who are post- average fell 19.07 or 0.2 per- cent, to 11,457.47. The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 6.36, or 0.5 percent, to 1,235.23. The Nasdaq composite index fell 10.5, or 0.4 percent, to 2,617.22. Coca Cola Co. rose 1.3 per- cent to lead the 30 stocks that make up the Dow index. Alcoa Inc., which fell 1.7 percent, was the worst performing stock in the index. Consumer staples compa- nies were the only one of the 10 groups that make up the S&P 500 index to rise. Boston Beer Co.,the maker of Sam Adams beer, rose 12.1 percent to $94.97 after it raised its 2010 earnings fore- cast. The company said it is shipping 12 percent more products than last year. LANE CEDAR CHESTS $299.95 LANE RECLINERS $ 249.93 Ryder System Inc. gained 4.8 percent after an RBC ana- lyst raised his investment rat- ing on the trucking company, saying he expects demand for its services to rise. Treasury prices fell, push- ing their yields higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.53 percent from 3.45 percent the day before. That’s the highest the yield has been since May 13. 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